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Patented Sept. 3, |901.

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(Application tiled Mar. 15, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES HILL H.

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GATE.

, SPECIFICATION forming* part Of Letters 'Patent N 0. 682,075, datedSeptember 3, 1901. Application filed March 15,1901. Serial No. 511301.iNO model.)

To all whom, t may conc-ern.-

Be it known that I, HILL H. HILLnRsoN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident ofy Champaign county, Illinois, (post-office Elliott, inthe county of Ford and State ot' Illiuois,) have invented a new andImproved Gate, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Myinvention relates to an improvementin swing or hinged gates, andparticularly to improved means for opening and closing the gate andlatching and unlatching the gate when in its open or in its closedposition.

The invention consist-s in the novel construction and combinar-ionoi theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ot the improved gate and its connections.Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal -section through theextension-arm of the gate and a sectional view of parts of the upperportion of the gate, showing'in side elevation the mechanism employedfor operating the gateelatch, the latch being shown in its closedposition. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the eX- tension-arin ofthe gate and a plan view of the mechanism for operating the gate-latch,the parts being in the position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section through the extension-arm of the gate, showing thelatch-operating mechanism in position for withdrawing the latch fromengagement with its keeper. Fig. 5 is a ificrizzcnial longitudinalsection through a keeper adapted for attachment to a side post. Fig. 6is' a front 7 is ahorizontal longitudinal section through the keeper v.adapted for attachment to the jamb-post of the gate, and Fig. Sis afront elevation of the keeper shown in Fig. 7

A represents a gate which may be of any desired construction, butin thedrawings the gate is shown as consisting of an upper tubular bar '10,tubular side bars 11, and a tubular lower bar 12, together with atubular central brace-bar 13, and in the construction ol the frame ofthe gate, as illustrated, gas- 'pipe and suitable fittings may beemployed. The gate A is hinged in any suitable or approved manner to aswing-post B and at its free end is adapted for engagement with asuitable keeper on a keeper or jainb-post B', as shown in Fig. l.Auxiliary posts C are located at the front and the rear of the gate,usually in alinement with the swing-post B, and adjacent to theseauxiliary posts-C upotherwise secured, and these uprights D are higherthan the auxiliary posts C. The uprightsD are provided at their upperends with guide-han gers 14, adapted for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

It may here be stated that the auxiliary post-SC are adapted to receivethe gate when in an open position either at the right or the left andhold the gate in such position.

An extension-arm E is provided for the upper portion of the gate A. Thisextensionarm is carried over the top of the swi'ng-post B'beyond thesaid post a suitable distance, and is tubular, as shown in Fig. 2, andconstitutes, practically, a portion of the upper section 10 of thegate-frame, and it is attached thereto by means of a suitable T-ft tingl5 orasirnilar fitting, as shown in Fig. 2.

At the outer end of the tubular extensionarm E an elbowiitting 16 issecured in any suitable or approved manner, and at the upper rearportion of this fitting 16 a socket 17 is provided. At the bottomportion of the elbow-fitting 1b' a funnel-guide 18 is secured in anysuitable or approved manner, the ilaring portion ot the funnel-guidebeing its lower portion,as is shown in Figs. l and 2. Au elbow orbell-crank lever 19 is pivoted in the elbow-fitting 16, as is clearlyshown in Fig. 2, and ropes 2O and 2l are connected with the lower memberof this elbow-lever li). These ropes extend down through thefunnel-guide 18, which prevents them from being chafed and serves toguide them in action, and are carried from the said funnel-guide 1S inopposite directions over the hangers 14 on the uprights D. At the outeror free end of each rope 20.and 2l a weight 22 is secured, which will besufficient to automatically take up any slack that may occur in the saidropes 20 and 2l during the operation of the gate.

A shell 23 is located in the 4extensionarm rights D are planted in theground or are,

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E, as shown in Fig. 2, and this shell is provided with an opening ateach of its ends. A link 24 is attached to the upper member ot theelbow-lever 19, and this link 24 extends into the tubular arm E and ispivotally connected with a stem 25, which passes through the opening inthe outer end of the shell 23, and is connected to or made integral withan operating-head 26, located within the shell and adapted to slideonthe botton portion thereof. The upper surface 27 of the inner end ofthis operating-head 26 is beveled, and at the upper face of the saidoperating-head 26 a lug 28L is transversely located, having itsupperface beveled corresponding to the vbeveled surface 27 of theoperating-head and constituting a continuatcnxet the said beveledsurface. A spring 29 is coiled around the stem within the shell 23, andthis spring has bearing against the outer end of the shell and outer endof the operating-head 26, so that when the head 2.6 is d rawn rearwardthe spring 29 is placed under compression.

A receiving bar or member 28 is made to slide through the inner 'end ofthe shell 23, and this receiving bar or member 28 is provided with atapering under face at its outer end and with a slot 29 adjacent to itsouter end, which slot 29a under certain conditions is adapted to receivethe lug or offset 28' of the operating-head, so that when vthe bellcranklever 19 is operated through the medium 'of either of the ropes 20 or 2lwhen the slot of the receiving bar or member hasreceived'the lug 2 otthe .operating-head 26 the said head 26 when drawn rearward by theoperation of the bell-crank lever wil-l carry the receivingvbar ormember 28 with it. This receiving bar or member-28 pi'setally connectedwith a rod or wire 30, which rod or wire 30 extendslongitudinally'through the upper tubular bar or member 10 of thegateframe and out through the said upper member 10 at the free end ofthe gate, at which point the rod or Wire 30 is attached to a springlatch31, which is parallel with the free end 11 o f the grate and extendsabove the top bar 10 ofsaid gate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, 5o

the lower endot' the spring 31 being connected 1n any suitable orapproved manner with the end bar at the forward end of the upper memberof the bell-crank lever 19 is carried to the rear and the receivingmember or bar 28 is in locking engagement'with the operating-head 26through the medium of the lug 28' the gate-latch 3l will be carried to-'Ward the gate out of engi;. ;:if-ttiwith its keeper, ltherebypermitting the gate to be swung either to the right or to the left; butwhen the operating-head 26 has been carried so far rearward as to bringthe lug 28 inengage'ment with the cross-bar 32 of the shell 23 thereceiving bar or member 28 will ride up on the inclined face of thecross-bar 32,

E connected with the gate enables said gate' to be swung much morereadily than if the ropes 2O and 21 were attached to the gate at a pointinside of its hinged connection with the hinge-post B and that this easyaction otl the gate isaugmented by reason ofA the funnel-guide 18 beingcarried down to a point below the upper end ot' vthe swing-post.

In operation after the rope 20 or 21 is relieved from strain the spring29 will carry t-he operating-head 26 inward, and its lug will againenter the slot 29a in the receiving bar or member 28, uniting theoperating-head and receiving bar or member and completing the connection.between the bell-crank lever 19 and the gate-latch, so that when one ofthe ropes 2O and 21 is again operated the gatelatch will be disconnectedfrom the keeper with which it may be in engagement. It will be observedthat the gate-latch after being removed from its keeper by thecontrolling mechanism described is automatically restored to a positionfor engagement with a keeper while the gate is swinging from one post tothe other.

A governor F is provided for the gate, as shown in Fig. 1. The governoris shown as of fan shape, its outer end being widest, although it may beotherwise formed, and the inner end of the governor is pivoted by a pin33 to a 1od34, the inner end of which rod is made to enter the socket 17in the elbow-fitting 16, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, beingheld therein bya set-screw 35 or its equivalent. This rod 31 extends practically to theouter end of 'the governor F, and the governor, which may betransversely curved, is provided near its outer or wider end with a slot36, usually reinforced by an added slotted plate 36, and a bolt 37 issecured to the outer end portion of the rod 34, which bolt is passedthrough the slot4 36 and is provided with a. suitable nut 37, so thatthe governor may be adj usted as occasion may demand. The governorbalances the gate, so that it can be readily opened in a strongwindpractically as easilyl as in a calm. The governor also balances part ofthe weight of the gate and reduces the pull on the upper hinge of saidgat-e.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have illustrated a doubleacting keeper G, which isadapted for attachment to the jamb or keeper post B and receives thegate-latch'31when the gate is closed. This double-acting keeper'consistsof a bodyplate 38, which comprises a vertical section @Which is adaptedto be screwed or otherwiseattached to the inner face of the jamb- IOOIIO

I post l5', an upper noi-mental member a', the outer edge of which ismore or less convexed, and a lower horizontal member a2, correspondingin shape to the upper horizontal member CL'. These two horizont-almembers a. and a2 are connected by means of 'tncc bolts 40, 40, and 40h,40b being the central bolt, and corresponding slots or recesses 39 areproduced in the central portions of the outer faces of the Saidhorizontal members a and a2, as is best shown in Fig. S. Opposingkeeper-arms 4l and 42 are respectively pivoted to the bolts 40 and 40,as shown in Fig. 7, and the inner ends ot these arms are very near orslightly extend over the side edges of the recesses 39 in the horizontalmembers a and a2 of the said body-plate 3S, as shown also in Fig. 7. Theinner longitudinal edges of the keeper-arms 41 and 42 are recessed, soas to form shoulders adjacent to their inner ends, which shoulders areadapted for engagement by horns 44, which form ccntinuations of asegmental shifting plate 43, which is pivoted upon the central bolt 40bof the keeper G, as is best shown in Fig. 7. lVhen the gate is beingclosed, the gate-latch will engage with the outer longitudinal edge ofone of the keeperarms 4l and 42 and will force the said arm inward andcause the shifting plaie 43 to rock in such manner as to carry theopposing keeper-arm outward. Therefore as soon as the latch enters therecesses 39 in the horizontal members of the keeper G the keeper-armwhich is carried outward will serve to prevent the latch from leavingthe recesses 39, which need not be very deep. It is evident that thekeeper-arms will operate au tomaticallyin the manner described, nomatter whether the gate be opened from the right or from the left.

In Figs. 5 and G I have illustrated keepers H, which are adapted forattachment to the sides of the auxiliary posts C, which face the gate.These keepers H are not double-acting, but are single-acting, and yetquickly retain thelatch of the gate in locking position relative to theauxiliary post. Each keeper H consists of a body-plate 45, comprising avertical member b, adapted for attachment to an auxiliary post, an upperhorizontal member b', and a lower parallel and corresponding member h5,ine said members being connected by suitable bolts 4G and 47. A shoulderor odset 49 is produced upon each of the members b and b2, as shown inFigs. 5 and 6. A keeper-arm 50 is pivoted upon the bolt 47, as shown inFic. 5, and a shifting and retaining plate 5l, of angular construction,is pivoted on the bolt 4G, as is also shown in Fig. 5. The inner memberof the shifting and retaining plate 5l is adapted at times forengagement with the inner longitudinal edge of the retaining-arm 50,While the other member of the said shifting and retaining plate 5l isadapted for engagement with the gate-latch. In operation when the gateis opened and the gate closely approaches an i 682,375 Si auxiliary postC the gate-latch 3l will ride along the outer longitudinal edge of theretaining-arm 50 and will strike the outwardlyextending member of theshifting and retaining plate 5l and will carry the said outa'ardlyextending member in' an outward direction, thus causing the innermember of the shifting and retaining plate to force the keeperarm 50outward, and the gate-latch will then be located between the inner endof the keeper-arm 50 and the outwardly-extending member of theshiftingand retaining plate 51.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A swing-gate provided with an extension-arm at itshinged portion, which arm is carried over and beyond the hin ge-post ofthe gate and has a downwardly-projecting tubular member having a flaringmouth, for the purpose specified.

2. A swing-gate, a tubular extension-arm carried rearward from thehinged end of thc gate, a tubular projection carried downward from theouter or rear portion of the extension-arm, and operating-ropes leadingout through the tubular projection in opposite directions for thepurpose set forth.

3. A swing-gate, a tubular extension-arm carried rearward from thehinged end of the gate, said arm extending over and beyond thehinge-post for the gate, and having a downwardly-extending and aringmouth, and a governor adjustably connected with the outer end of theextension-arm, for the purpose specified.

4. A swing-gate, ahinge-post therefor, a tubular extension from thehinged portion of the gate, which extension is carried from the upperportion of the gate -frame rearward over and beyond the hinge-post, atubular projection extending downward from the extension-arm at the rearof the hinge-post, a governor adjustably carried by the rear end portionof the said extension-arm, operatingropes leading out through the saidprojection in opposite directions', and guides for the said ropes, forthe purpose set forth.

5. In gates, an extension-arm carried from the hinged end of the saidgate, which extension-arm terminates atits outer end in an angularmember having a chamber therein, a bellcrank lever fulcrumed within thesaid chamber, operating-ropes connected with the lower end of the saidbell-crank lever, a spring-controlled operating-head having movement inthe extension and connected with the upper end of the bell-crank lever,a spring-latch for the gate, a rod attached to the said springlatch,terminating in a pivotally-connected receiving bar or member, means forlocking the receiving bar or member to the operatinghead, and means forautomatically releasing the operating-head from the receiving bar ormember, as described.

6. In the construction of gates, the combination, with a gate and atubular extension carried outward from the hinged portion of-4 the gate,the said extension terminating in an angular member provided with achamber, of a bell-crank lever pivoted within the said chamber, aspring-controlled operatinghead mounted to slide 'in the said extensionand having pivotal connection with one member of the said bell-cranklever, the said operating-head having .its upper surface beveled at itsinner endrand provided vwith adrig upon its upper facecorrespondinglybevpled, aspring-latch for the gate,l alrod attached to.the said spring-latch, and passed 'through the gate, a receiving bar ormember pivoted to said rod, the receiving bar or mer'riber havlngzau.opening therein to receive the lug on thefoperating-head, and a fixedreleasing dev1ce located within the tubular extension, having its uppersurface inclinedcorrespondmgly to the upper face of the luglon theoperating-head and the beveled face'of the inner end of saidoperating-head, which releasing device is adapted to remove theoperating-head from engagement with the receivlng bar or member when thereceiving bar or member has been carried a su ficient distance rearward.

7. In gates, the combination,with the frame of a gate, a tubularextension-arm carried from the hin-ged end of the gate, having adownwardly-extending chambered member at its rear end, a lever'alezrimeujn. said chamber, a funnel continuation of the said chamber,and operating-cords extending through the funnel extension, which cordsare attached to the said lever, of a spring-` latch for the gate, a rodconnected with the said latch, an apertured receiving bar or. memberpivotally attached -to the said rod, a;-` sprlng-controlledoperating-head connected with the said lever and havinfr movement to andfrom the receiving bar or member, and normally in locking engagementtherewith, and means, substantially ,as described, for dlsconnecting thereceiving bar or member from the operating-head when the operatingheadhas been moved a certain distance to the rear, as set forth.

8. In gates, the combinatiomwith the frame of the gate, a tubularextension-arm carried from the hinged end of the gate, having adownwardly-extending chambered member at its rear end, a lever tulcrumedin said; chamber, a funnel continuation of the said f chamber, andoperating-cords. extending through the funnel extension, which cords1are attached to the said lever, of a springlatch for the gate, a rodconnected with the said latch, an apertured receiving bar or memberpivotally attached to the said rod, a

spring-controlled operating-head connected A with the said lever andhaving movement to and from the receiving bar or member, normally inlocking engagement therewith, means, substantially as described, fordisconnecting the receiving bar or member from the operating-head whenthe operating-head has been moved a certain distance to the rear, agovernor connected with the rear portion of the extension-arm, andguide-supports for the said operating-cords, as and for the purpose setforth.

9. The combination with agate having an extension-arm projecting beyondthe hingepost of the gate, and a spring-latch for the gate, of a slidingand spring-pressed member carried by the extension, a bar connected withthe latch, the said bar and member being normally interlocked, means fordisengaging the bar and sliding member, and

means connected with the sliding member 4 with the latch of the gate,'the said bar and head being normally interlocked, and means fordisengaging the bar from said head, as set forth.

Il. The combination with a gate, having an arm projecting beyond thehinge-post of the gate, anda spring-latch for the gate, of a sliding andspring-pressed head carried by the said arm, and provided withaprojection, means connected with the said head for compressing thespring thereof, a bar connected with the latch and provided with anopening for engaging the projection of the head, and means fordisengagingthe bar from the head, as set forth. I j

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

HILL II. HILLERSON.

Witnesses: W. A.-CAMnRoN,

S. J. STUELAND.

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